1822 Russian five percent annuity bond signed by Nathan Mayer Rothschild
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1822
This fiscal document is an 1822 Russian 5% loan bond, hand-signed by the prominent banker Nathan Mayer Rothschild as a contractor. The bond represents a perpetual annuity issued by the Imperial Commission of the Sinking Fund in St.
Petersburg.The physical document measures 14 by 9.25 inches and features an engraved vignette of the crowned two-headed Russian eagle at the top. It includes official registered stamps and an embossed seal stating "RUSSIAN LOAN 1822 CONTRACTED BY N. M. ROTHSCHILD." A black oval stamp on the surface indicates "COUPONS DELIVERED - IN LONDON - 1834." The bond exhibits signs of age, including marginal wear, minor chipping, and early paper reinforcement along the edges.
It functions as a historical financial instrument associated with the Rothschild banking dynasty.
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- Paper
- Dimensions
- 14 x 9.25 inches
Technical characteristics
- Denomination
- 3360 Roubles or 518 British Pounds Sterling
- Interest rate
- 5%
Design
- Obverse
- Crowned two-headed Russian eagle vignette, embossed Rothschild seal, Russian text
- Reverse
- English and French text
- Inscriptions
- RUSSIAN LOAN 1822 CONTRACTED BY N. M. ROTHSCHILD, COUPONS DELIVERED - IN LONDON - 1834
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Nathan Mayer Rothschild
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